Talia Leacockin#HashtagBlackStop Using White “Sympathy” to Silence Black RageWhen I came across this article about a 16-year-old girl attacking an Uber driver with a machete, I was horrified. I can’t imagine the fear…Jun 3, 20171Jun 3, 20171
Talia LeacockinCRY MagazineWhat’s a Worry Warrior to Do?I remember putting on my white church socks and shoes on the morning that I sprained my ankle running from a dog. They were the socks with…Dec 26, 2016Dec 26, 2016
Talia LeacockinCRY MagazineThis Is Your Captain SpeakingMy brain runs 100 miles a minute and if it weren’t for my ability to switch to autopilot for day-to-day tasks, I would never get anything…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
Talia LeacockTo the Girl I Used to BeI was talking to an acquaintance recently about how I’ve learned to filter the crap out of my life. And by crap, I mean the friendships…Dec 7, 2016Dec 7, 2016
Talia LeacockinCRY MagazineNo Dreams DeferredI was a really lucky kid. Not in the sense that I managed to avoid cuts and bruises or got everything I wanted. I had more than my fair…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
Talia LeacockinI Am Woman25 Lessons Every Woman Should KnowTwenty-five. A quarter century. That’s how old I am. I almost can believe it, considering that I still remember being 15 like it was…Nov 30, 2016Nov 30, 2016
Talia LeacockinI Am WomanHere’s to Girlfriends Who Feel Like SoulmatesOn my last trip to Barbados, I got my first tattoo. Getting a tattoo was something I had been contemplating for a very long time, but being…Nov 23, 2016Nov 23, 2016
Talia LeacockinCRY MagazineYour Weakness is Your Greatest StrengthWe’ve all got weaknesses, and if you’ve got good people in your life who genuinely care about you, they’ll have told you about them by now…Nov 23, 2016Nov 23, 2016
Talia LeacockinI Am WomanI Am A Feminist. Here Is What That Means To Me.In my second year of university, I took a creative writing course. We were assigned to write a fictional short story. I wrote what was…Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
Talia LeacockinI Am Woman240 Pounds of Unadulterated Girl PowerI grew up skinny. Bony is what they would’ve called me back home. At 19, I fit in size 1 jeans with room to spare. I weighed a whopping 106…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016